Kingston's metal
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
After inventor James Pole Kingston (flourished mid-1800s).
Noun edit
Kingston's metal (uncountable)
- An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
- 1856, The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine:
- so remarkable was the difference between wood and brass; and Babbitt's soft metal, Kingston's metal, and other mixtures […]
References edit
- “Kingston metal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.